Logo of Postman Pat
Postman Pat is a British stop-motion animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations. It is aimed at pre-school children, and concerns the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman in the fictional village of Greendale (inspired by the real valley of Longsleddale near Kendal).
Postman Pat′s first 13-episode series was screened on BBC1 in 1981. John Cunliffe wrote the original treatment and scripts, and it was directed by animator Ivor Wood, who also worked on The Magic Roundabout, Paddington Bear, and The Herbs. Following the success of the first series, and that of several TV specials in between, a second series of 13 episodes was produced by the same crew in 1996. Here, Pat had a family for the first time. A new version of the series has been produced by Cosgrove Hall from 2004, which expanded on many aspects of the original series. In 2000, Royal Mail discontinued permission for the company symbol to be used on the vehicles in the programme. Subsequent to this decision, Postman Pat became an employee of the fictional Special Delivery Service.
International Broadcast[]
| Country | Language | Title | Network/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | English | Postman Pat |
BBC One BBC Two CBBC CBeebies |
| Scottish Gaelic | Pàdraig Post | BBC Alba | |
| Netherlands | Dutch | Pieter Post |
NCRV Kindernet Nickelodeon |
| Italy | Italian | Il Postino Pat |
Rai 3 Rai Yoyo |
| Poland | Polish | Listonosz Pat |
MiniMini TVP1 |
| Russia | Russian | Pochtalion Pat | Karusel
Disney Junior (?) |
| Faroe Islands | Faroese | Pedda Post | Kringvarp Føroya |
| Spain | Spanish | Pat el cartero | Clan TVE |
| Catalan | Pat el carter | TV3 | |
| Galician | O carteiro Pat | TVG | |
| Basque | Patrick Postaria | ETB1 | |
| Norway | Norwegian | Postmann Pat | NRK |
| Iceland | Icelandic | Pósturinn Páll | RÚV |
| Finland | Finnish | Postaimes Pates | YLE TV2 |
|
Austria Germany |
German | Postbote Pat |
ORF eins
|
| Sweden | Swedish | Postis-Per |
Nickelodeon TV4 |
| Portugal | Portuguese | O Carteiro Paulo |
RTP2 MOV Canal Panda |
| Croatia | Croatian | Poštar Pat | HRT 2 |
| Czech Republic | Czech | Pošták Pat | ČT1
Minimax (Formerly) ČT Déčko |
| Slovakia | Slovak | Poštár Pat | Jednotka
Dvojka |
| Cyprus | Greek | Tazydromos Pat | CyBC |
| Ireland | Irish | Postman Pat (Padraig Post) | RTE Two |
| Serbia | Serbian | Poštar Pet | Minimax |
| China | Mandarin | Postman Pat * | CCTV |
| Hong Kong | Cantonese | Postman Pat | ATV World |
| New Zealand | English |
Postman Pat |
TV2 |
| Australia | English | Postman Pat |
Cartoon Network Boomerang ABC2 |
| Japan | Japanese | Postman Pat * | Disney Channel
NHK TV Tokyo (currently) |
| United States | English | Postman Pat |
HBO Family Universal Kids PBS Kids |
| Israel | Hebrew | Dar Ha'davar | Channel 1 |
| Indonesia | Indonesian | Postman Pat | B-Channel
Disney Junior |
| Malaysia | Malay | Postman Pat |
TV1 Astro Ceria NTV7 Disney Junior |
| Philippines | English/Filipino | Postman Pat | ABC5/TV5 (2006-2011)
Disney Junior DreamWorks Channel (present day) Cartoon Network |
| Iraq | Kurdish | Postevan Pat | Zarok TV
Kurdsat |
| Canada | English | Postman Pat | Treehouse TV |
| Arab World | Arabic | ساعي البريد | Baraem |